The former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has denied that he is getting married to a 17 year-old girl from Abbottabad.

Reacting to reports in Pakistan media, an angry Akhtar rubbished reports that he was marrying a teenager in the third week of June.

In a series of tweets, Akhtar accused reporters of spreading rumours.

Akhtar, who was recently seen on TV as an expert during the Indian Premier League 2014, has made headlines several times during his 15-year-old international career both with his cricketing exploits and off-field endeavours.